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The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-04-16
" Grand Trunk LIue-

At French's. Everybody is going TO get
the new bags and trunks there. Largest
and finest line in the city. Ar PRrycx's.
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Talmsge approves Of the way kisshne
Has been keeping still with his stolen gain
He says that It's mean for 10 cause HIN pain.
And that's very kind of Talnage.
A man may plumber and keep the tin,
II the rest OF hi. life shall be- free from sin;
And it's mean TO compel him to pay 1t in
This here Is the Views of Talmagc.
A thief In rcpcnting, retains the swaR
A gentleman keeps what a tibet can bag;
Now that sounds well for u bar.room gag,
But 1t strikes me as queer from Tamage,
Kisssnc, perhaps, had change Of soul,
But forgot 70 pass over the cash ne stole;
And now he's playing the sanity role,
And he has the consent Of TulnIagc
When Kissane comes to tine Golden Gate,
And they ask II he's honest and square, and sir''-
- pass from lalinaRe.
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The Largest stock

ofwall paper is found at the City Drug Store
Call aud see our lihe. Our prices are low as
the lowest. l. T. GArEN " 20.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-04-16

There will be a masquerade party at the
Porter mansion, on the south bluff next
Monday evening.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-04-16

Something very elegant in the line of wall
papers can be found ut Forbes. He has the
finest line in the city.
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Five Hundred

Pairs Of mems shoes, in congress and lace,
neat and dressy, for So per pair, at
j. MEGAFFIN's.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-04-16

Get the Queen Anne shoe dressing, for
sale by J. Megafln,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-04-16

Fred Waliha- A~.. - - r0P''"' -"''
nanr tailor, is very i'll with brain fever.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-04-16

new lot of very handsome chromos have
Just been received at lIapeman & Graham's.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-04-16

Boys caps, all new and pretty, from loo
to $l.50 apiece. An immense line to be
opened tomorrow Saturday AT HUNS.
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,Married.

At the Ottawa HOUSE, on the llth inst, BY Arthur
Lockwood. Esq, Mr.. HENRY SIMMONS, Of town OF
Hope to Miss MARY A. OLDENBURG. OF town Of
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-04-16
CARPETS

The bottle blowers of Ottawa will indulge
in dance about a fortnight hence.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-04-16

They were never so busy in their carpet
department as they are now
Ar HUNS
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-04-16

Go to II. c. Strawn for self adjustable
window screens.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-04-16

Hand sewed shoes specially at J. Megaf
fms.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-04-16

Try those - so rock bottom shoes at j
Megaihu's.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-04-16

The meeting at the court house on Thurs
day evening Of the Ottawa Business Mems
Association, was attended by fifteen mem
bers. The meeting was called to order by
president Catln, with secretary Cotton at
the desk. The meeting was special called
to consult on some matters pertaining to To-
eating certain new business enterprises in
Ottawa. The Association is persevering in
a systematic effort to boom the town. The
Thursday evening session was principally
devoted to the informal discussion of various
plans and efforts te bring business and cap.
ital here.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-04-16
THE BRICK WALK.

never noticed many brick walks until
| came to Ottawa. Here | find two differ
ent kinds of that commodity the walks
made Of large, square, glazed brick, and
those made Of the ordinary, every day, two.
fora cent Milwaukee brick, such AZ are
used to polish table knives with. The first
mentioned brick are very proper and
highly respecta BILE sort Of material for
walks. They resemble tile, and are firm
and smooth. But the other kind-the lit.
tie, red, soft, 4xS kind are what might be
BESIDES being an excellent walk building
material, they are Of much merit in ether
ways. Their field of usefulness stretches
out In manifold directions. When II man
goes over one Of these walks and steps into
one Of the holes, his ankle gets n twist that
causes him to repeat some scriptural Ias
sages that his mother taught him when he
was young. The brick walk is thus Of
great merit as teacher Of patience and an
examiner in early religious training, More
over, when that mans ankle gets over the
witch that the hole in the brick sidewalk
gave it, the muscles of the ankle are much
stronger than they were before. The brick
walk is thus Of inestimable merit as cul.
tivator Of muscle and a college of gym
nastic instruction. The bri ok sidewalk is
certainly very superior article Of useful
ness by itself, but when they cover the hol,
low places with clinkers and coal ashes,
then it is simply superb. There is only one
improvement that my feeble intellect could
suggest, and that would be to cover the
coal ashes with a layer of unslackei lime
and cont OF soft pine tar.
found in q Rockford exchange an &C
count of one II. Gilbert of Chill, H., whose
paternal ancestor on his fathers side,
brought pony home forty nine years ago,
rode it through the war of the rebellion,
and that pony still survives. Now this is
hu'sc =" V"hi hhpiV bVeuiiChN uuu IL
minds me of peculiar little event which
witnessed in my fathers garden out in
Michigan. large black snake came up
the garden walk and a large blue snake
came down the garden walk, and the black
snake saw the blue snake, and the blue
snake saw the black snake, and they both
saw each other, and they disagreed with
each other, and they fought And the blue
snake fought after the manner Of snakes,
and began to swallow the black snake, be,
ginning with the tall and the black snake
fought after the manner Of snakes and be.
gan to swallow the blue snake, beginning
with the tail; and the blue snake succeeded
in swallowing the black snvke. and the
black snake succeeded in swallowing the
blue snake. and the result was tina, they
both swallowed each other entirely, and
there were no snakes there at all.
There was little occ urence took place
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Last evenings Journal paints in horrible
colors the danger to the farmer from tramps.
The scribe's muse again gets the start Of him,
and he has that poor farmer "see in his
dreams his wife insulted, his barns con-
sumed by the relentless flame, his family
murdered and himself tortured to give the
hiding place of his wealth" Whoa Emma.
Don't go up bodily, little boy, on the wings
of your own eloquence. Come off your
perch little boy, come down to earth again.
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WILKINS COLUMN.
By Sam,rN wilkins,
PROVE N

pRoNkIE
IL there ought you would attn'"
Prove II.
Anything you'd like Ia gain
Prove II.
Any night you once begin
Never sweryc. though thick ~ INN
lfit's worth your while to via,
Prove II,
Ifyou claim TO be saint,
Prove II.
Maybe some will think you amt
Prove IL.
II you do, not M you would,
But forever Ms you should.
II you are 80 extremely good.
Prove II.
Have you any aim in lIfc'
Prove II.
4, the victory with the strife
Prove IL.
Don't depend on rank or hIrih,
Rest your claims on solid worth,
II you're any good On earth
PfOyc IL.
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have never vet been brought to light
rural gentleman residingin Prairie '""'er u
few miles north of ottawa, came to town. an"
not being accustomed 10 Ottawa a''es'ah
aell water he drank too much OF II. 30
when he started home he was not IN the
least intoxicated, but he had reached That
sublime state of intellectual shrewdness
where A man is liable to mistake his team
for a town lot or llindoo banquet His
team knew the way home, he thought, 80
he started but instead Of going home he
went up into Dayton and got los''
About 1870 \. NJ. farmer in Dayton
was aroused by some one out in his front
yard screaming. lie dressed and went out
and there he found this Prairie Center CHI
zen, who feared at him and remarked :;
"I-hic-I wantc to go-ic home ~
"Where do you live -
81 live-ic-in Prairie Center
where have you been
Bi-ic-been to-ic -Cottawa.
"You are headed for Ottawa nov. lou
want to turn round and 90 the other way .
c-I-w-wishud take.ateeemen
turnem round-ic- EN- kinda -ic-pointem
the ic-ic-the right way
This the Dayton farmer aid, after which
he inquired
"well, what may call your name -
"We-wl-wic--well I'm purity zrunk-
ic, an guess won't give myself away
And 80 he drove of
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-04-16

HoNE.-Victor Harmon, Of Northwestern
University, Is home on protracted visit.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-04-16

They have an extra force and are able to
dispatch business promptly in the carpet
department AT Hubs
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-04-16

There was little occ urence took place
here about . year ago, the facts Of which
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-01-14
READY FOR FUN.


An Old Man Who II Perfectly willing 70
Play ANY Kind Of Game.
1t was dark in the depot one day in
December when the evening train came
in. An elderly farmer was backed up
against the partition. watching, III
open-mouthed wonder. the big pulling
engine and the yellow cars as they dis
charged their passengers. when q hand
some young girl in a seal-skin cloak
dashed forward and. throwing herself
upon the honest grangcrs manly breast.
imprinted kiss upon his sun-burncd
cheek, and exclaimed:
..You dear old pa, knew YOU would
be waiting for me And how's mother
and how's John and, oh I'm 50 glad
to get back and. where's my trunk
and. oh. pa, you take the check and
let's hurry
The granger was old and dried up.
and he had never known what u was
70 have wife, much less daughter.
He mistrustcd the young lady in the
scal-skin cloak had made a mistake;
but instead Of stammcring and hum
ming and having. he came gallantly
up 10 the scratch. and throwing both
arms around the fair creature he made
up his mind to be father TO her or die
in the attempt. Imprinting kiss like
the report Of pistol, on her cheek ne
enthusiastically calculated
"Oh, yer mothers well. an John
an Henry an (smack) on Jane an
Susan (smack. smack an Horace an
Belindy an Calvin (sn'ack), oh. they 70
all smart an hearty, an"
By the time the young lady's friends
could get to her, she had slid into
stone-faint. and they had to lug her
home in hack. while the aged grang-
or, as he finished the third round with
her outraged young man. and sauntered
out Of the depot, leaving him with =
bad eye and a ruptured coat, chucklcd
to himself:
"Thc old mans getting old an st'n
an careless like, but when any young
females want to play any games q
! Copenhagen, they'll lind him right 70
timc--and shouldn't be s'priscd 4 4
raincd fore nine o'clock. GlanS'
4 Kater'-Putk.
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oLEoMARcARINE.

Eject Or the DeciuIon That the state OIco-
margarine Law Of PennsylvAnia 4 Con-
stitutionnl.
PrrTsBrReH. Pa, Jan. 6.-The decision
Of the state Supreme Court that the law
prohibiting the sale and manufacture OF
oleomargarine IL constitutional. has
created great surprise among firms hand
ling the article In this city. The eight
Wholesale -isas who had already taken
out the sen.i-annual <240license, immedi-
ately discontinued 4thc sale Of olcomar-
garinc.
Mr.. 8. :. McCombs. Armour 4 Co.'S
agent in this city, in an interview yester-
day. said that the oleomargarine trade Of
Western Pennsylvania amounted to -
00O.OO0 annually and that the decision rem
ders useless the two factories In this city
owned by Robinson & Co., and the Pitts
burgh Melting Company, both Of which
have closed down and discharged their
employees. An appeal will probably be TAX
en- to the United states Supreme Court. II
il predicted that the price for the dairy ar
ticle will soon be advanced 70 fifty cents
par pound.
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And One That VIII Give Dissatisfied Heirs
No Opportunity 60 Quarrel ~ Qaibblc
Over.
CoLrxDrs. o.. Jon- 6-At the monthly
and annual meeting Of the Female
Benevolent Society yesterday afternoon
Mr.. VIM. q. Deshlcr, millionaire banker
Of this city, presented them with check
for 100000. The amount il 10 be dedicat-
ed TO the society, the fund 70 be known as
the Betsey Greene Dcsbler fund. The
principal 10 TO be kept intact and invested
IN government or State bonds. The In
come IL 10 be paid 70 the treasurer Of the
society, except 500 per year which il to
be kept out for expenses, and until
1907 thrce-fourths OF one-half
OF the income Is TO 20
direct TO the society and onc-fourth 10 tho
Hannah Neil Mission. The other half Of
the income up 70 the year mentioned is to
Be invested with the principal. From
1907 70 1877 four-hfths Of the income goes
10 the society and onc-ffth TO the Hannah
Neil Mission. Az that time II Ia anticipat-
cd the principal will have doubled itself,
and will BE- allowed TO grow no larger. and
the entire income ID 70 be given fivc-sixths
to the society and onc-sixth TO the mis-
sion.
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gress. when. Il they were nat con-
firmcd, the nomination was 10 fall.
The clause which had been repealed
provided that. In this event, the old Of
iiccr should Immediately return 10 his
post. but with that stricken out Moth
ing remained for the President to do
under such circumstances. but 10 name
another man. Thus the law became
practically imperative. though It's re-
tcntion upon the statute books has been
rightfully regarded by all Presidents
since Johnson as an impertincnce.
The repeal Of the law by the Senate
will be followed. A. matter Of course.
by similar action on the part Of the
House. and the Congressional usnrpa-
tion which began in spoils fight will
end at time when. under the admins
tration Of another party. a successful
effort TO make the civil service some
thing more than party machine Is in
progress. 1t will doubtless be urged in
certain quarters that the willingness Of
some Republicans 10 support the re-
peal grows out Of hope that in two
years they will control the White
House. and it may then be handy to
have the President unfcttcrcd in the
matter Of oflicc-giving. When Mr..
Lincoln was inaugurated it took him
about sixty days to clean out every
Democratic oflice-holder in the coun-
try. This great achievement could not
be repeated with the Tenure-of-Oflice
act on the books. But fairer men will
give the Republicans who supported
the repeal Of = vicious law the
credit for doing so on conviction.
without reference to the party con-
sequences. The action taken Is one
over which all good citizens may
congratulate themselves, rs It is . step
backward toward that system OF con-
stiiutional government which was sad
ly disarranged in the days Of war and
passion. Chicago Herald.
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The sermon. for preaching which
John Knox paid the penalty 81 tenn
porary suspension from preaching. In
1864. recently brought t2.075 from ~
English collector
"A movement Is on foot looking to
the enlargement Of Princeton College
TO university proportion~ The sug-
gcstion came from il honored Prcsi-
dent McCosh. IN. y. Times.
-Four years ago, the town Of Web
ster. ID. T.. was unpcopled- Recently
religious services were held BY five diff
fercnt denominations in five different
churches. Nv Chicago Herald.
-Onc-third Of the population Of Phil
adclphia hold memberships In her 637
churches. and about one-fourth the
population attend divine service on
Sunday. - Philadelphia Press.
"A lad in South Boston having
handed his teacher a note, reading:
Licking don't do this boy no good;
talk to him." provoked an inquiry that
led to the discovery that ne had him
self written the note. Boston Journal.
.'Our people desire cxtempore SER
mons. and yet YOU persist IN using
,%otes." Famishir Z Pastor-"My dear
brother. as / never have any notes
in my pockctbook use. you should
not object to my using them in the pull
Dit. - Philadelphia CaH.
"A resolution has been adopted by
the Cleveland (O.) Board Of Educa-
| tion requesting the Committee on
Judiciary to report what legislation is
| necessary in oydcr that the Cleveland
| Manual Training-School may be- made
| in some manner a part Of the public
| school system.
| Rev. DIR. William ID. Wilson. long
senior professor and registrar Of Cor
nell University. has resigned. but will
| continue To be professor emeritus. He
| will reside hcnceforth At Syracuse. and
| will devote himself 70 training young
men for the ministry Of the Protcst-
ant Episcopal Church. Bu6dio cou-
| ricr.
1t is urged by some that mission
schools and household neutrality-suspicious.
for girls should be utilized 10 turn girls
to domestic service rather than TO the
shops and factories. That they will
not eek this service il largely matter
Of caste. which women can do some
thing in their homes to remedy Bos'
ton Herald.
4 One hundred and forty-nine Of the
five hundred and thirty-scven students
enrolled at Berlin University are Amer
leans. The day will come when appli'
cants for the higher technical education
Of foreign universities need not e
beyond our shores. Great institutions
Of learning great ia the distinction 81
their professional chairs. their wealth
their appliances. their Libraries and
their patronage can not be reared II
day. But as orr own institutions -
there are few men who can afford 10 ig
more them Chicago Inter Ocean.
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SEVERAL LIES NAILED.
DR.. Dahney, the App ,intee ~ the Pension
once. Denies that lic Was Ever ~ An
Jacksonville.

DR.. Dalsney, the App ,intee 81 tho Pension
once. Denies that lie Was Ever 1T An
Jacksonville.
General Black has written to a Kansas
post Of the Grand Army Of the Rcpub-
lie about DR.. Dabney, at whose mp
pointment to a place in the Pension
Office there has been some complaint.
In his letter he says:
Dr. Dabncy was appointed 10 the once he now
holds IN this bureau after examination and Ger.
;incatson by the United states Ciyil-Servics
Comm sion more than thirteen months ago.
upon my selection. lie then was and now j. .
citizen Of the United States. and on equal foot.
ing with every other cit zen. There were no
preferred applicants for the place % which he
was appointed. He Ia. since discharged all
the duties OF his Office in an able and efficient
manner. as shown by the reports 70 me OF his
superior oniccr. the medical referee He has
shown himself capable and honest. He Is in
harmony with hts lawful Supporters in their
views OF duty and government These things
MI alike the requirements OF sound Judgment,
OF public policy and OF existing law. DIR.
Dabney may remain in public once. so far
a am concerned. while these conditions exc
ist. The foregoing statement includes the en-
tire Law OF the case. but that you may not mis-
apprehcnd the wisdom OF his appointment. and
INAtt6
man Is and has been and that you may know
that the nature OF your resolution Is not true
and that your denunoiztion Is leyclcd ~ one
who ia 1865 was but child. and who never saw
I, the place you mention tAntcrsonviliel, ! mp
| pend certain papers for your consideration.
and call your attention In conclusion TO the fact
| that the Union soldier has suffered no harm ~
| DR.. Dabneys hands in his year or more Of serv-
ice a. the record Of the Pension Bureau shows.
Appended to this is q letter from Mr..
Dabncy, saying:
| was born on cotton plantation In Kinds
| County. Mss. Mag ID, 1850. never was en-
| listed IN any army. never was 81 Anderson
vile In my life. never served as guard any
where. never fired a gun It any person In my
| life. So far ~ know no political influence
| was brought 20 bear 70 procure my present APP
| pointmcnt. A Republican Civil-Service Com
| mission certified 70 my fitness General Street,
| Republican commander OF post Of the Grand
| Army o. the Republic IN New Orleans, recon-
| mended me ny letter 70 you) A. being suita'
| BILE man for the position Of United States tx
/ aiming Surgeon. So far ~ know no one IN
your department knew my political faith when
I I wac appointed 70 this once.
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NEWSPAPER DRIFT.

The Secretary Of the Navy, Mr..
Whitney. Is in danger Of getting HIM
self dislikcd. He seems to think it in
cumbcnt upon him to run his depart
mcnt on business principlcs-to buy
the best goods, to pay for them the low
est market prices, and to insist upon
getting exactly what was contracted
for Cincinnati Enquirer.
Congress has shown too great
readiness 10 push forward all kinds Of
claims without reference to the decis-
ions OF the Pension Bureau. The open
system Of pcnsioning, recommended
by the President, is the fairest method
Of dealing with the claims Of the vet
Grams, and will prevent any recurrence
Of the infamous Dudley system. ~
bany Argus.
1t has always been mystery to
tho American people how Robeson and
the other Republican Secretaries Of the
Navy could use up 50 many millions d
naval appropriations and never have
any navy. One would expected them
to have more navy than they would
know what to do with. But, in fact,
that seems to have occurred to them,
too, and to have been just what they
were trying to avoid. Tho completion
Of a splendid navy would have been the
greatest possible misfortune to them,
for then the appropriations would have
stopped for want Of a decent pretcxt. ~
sDcs Moincs Leader.
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A pair Of lead knuckles weighing
seven or eight ounces were taken from
a prisoner who was being searched ~
headquarters the other day, and tho
sergeant picked them up and asked;
"What do you use these for?'
40 knock on the door and rouse m
my wife when get home late was
the reply.
.Then they answer for . door-bcl''
chip
"That's II, sir. only they are ten
times as reliable. You cant hit your
wife with n door-bcll II she comes down
stairs jawing, but you can with these.
I'm poor man. sir, and have 20 study
All soru Of cconomy."-Dctro1 FTos
Press.
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CINCINNATI, Jan. 5--At eleven O'clock
last night q general alarm called out the
entire department. The fire was in the
wholesale boot and shoe house Of julius
Bcnckenstein 4 Co., q No. 103 West Pearl
street The building, : fivc-story stone
front brick, was completely burned out.
and the stock entirely consumed. The
building was owned by 4 J. Mack, and
was fully insured. Bcnckcnstcin had q
large stock Of goods on hand, valued at
from $4,000 20 e0O,0Oo. On account o. tho
heavy frc walls the adjoining buildings
for 100000 Tho total loss will probably
not exceed o71O0o.
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"A burglar who was doing neat
Job on 4 safe was Mortified, on looking
up. to see man standing quietly be-
side him. He was about to retire,
when the gentleman said: go ahead.
am interested in that job '.WhyP"
asked the astonishcd burglar. BE
cause I have forgotten the combina-
ton, and no living person knew u but
myself II you can get that safe open
will make II worth your while. Dur
Hngf0R Free Press.